Self-propelled tilting hoist



Oct. 14, 1941. A, W R ETAL 2,258,918

SELF-PROPELLED TILTING HOIST Original Filed Sept. 22, 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS Harold A Wagner ustave H. W 1. er .O

ATTORN EY Oct. 14, 1941. H, A, WAGNER ET AL 2,258,918

SELF'PROPELLED TILTING HOIST Original Filed Sept. 22, 19:57 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Harold A. Wagner Gustave H Wagner INVENTORS ATTORNEY Oct. 14, 1941. H. A. WAGNER ETAL SELF-PROPELLED TILTING HOIST Original Filed Sept. 22, 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Harold A.Wagner Gustave H.Wa ne,r INVENTORS ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 14, 1941 Saar-raormmn 'rmrme nors'r Harold A. Wagner and Gustave H. Wagner,

Portland, Oreg.

Substituted for abandoned application Serial No. 164,154, September 22, 1937. This application May 21, 1940, Serial No. 336,438

1 Claims. (01. 214-120) forms and to fill the forms a story at a time by y the building of a runway around the story to be poured and to pour the concrete aggregate within the walls and upon the floors-through the use of carts and wheelbarrows.

It has also been the general custom to build a central tower in which the aggregates arehoisted and from where the same is distributed through the use of pouring chutes and the like.

Both of these methods require a large amount of labor and time.

Where brick buildings have been erected it has been the general custom to raise the bricks and plaster by hod carriers.

In our new and improved device we provide a portable power hoist that carries a tiltable tower thereupon having the essential elements associated therewith for raising the tower and the building material. If the material is in a fluid condition we deliver the same into a hoisting bucket elevated within the tower and dump the material directly into the forms without the building of platforms, runways and the like. The portable self-tilting hoist is periodically moved along the wall and we pour bands of aggregate of desired height. (In concrete construction the pouring of a stage of concrete about a building or in pouring chimneys the course poured is at times called a belt but for the purpose of this specification we shall refer to this course as band.)

This prevents the undue stressing of the forms into which the aggregate is to be poured; This greatly lessens the amount of preparatory labor required in the pouring of the aggregate, in the hoisting of the same and also provides a hoist that may be used on a number of jobs during the same day with a minimum of delay. It also provides facilities for using ready mixed concrete or ready prepared plaster which may be delivered from a central plant to the hoist by aggregate carriers in order that a continuous operation may be carried on to thereby perform the job in much less time than has heretofore been possible.

Our invention is comprised primarily of a self- 55 Fig. I! is a fragm y de view of the depropelled truck having a hoist associated therewith and having a tiltable tower hingedly' associated with and secured to the truck with a cradle being provided on the frame of the vehicle for supporting the tower when the same is hinged downward. The hoist is used for hoisting the tower, also for raising the hoistingplatform associated with the tower. The object being to provide a device that may be moved from job to job without delay and without the time usually required to make the set.

Our device may be moved around or along the wall or positioned at the point of pouring or delivery of the aggregates to thereby eliminate the necessity of advance preparation being made in the way of runways and the like for the pouring operation.

The primary purpose and object of our invention is to provide a device for the purpose in-,

tended that may be moved with dispatch and with its own power.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described and for the purpose intended, that may be erected into position of use by the hoist associated with the self:

' propelled truck upon which the same is mounted.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a portable truck having a tower associated therewith that may be hinged down upon the truck and moved from place to place. Through the use of the hoist mounted upon the truck the tower may be erected and the hoist may be used for hoisting and raising thelifting mechanism within the tower upon which the material is to be raised is deposited and from which the same is to be poured.

A still further object of our invention consists in so constructing the tower mechanism that it may be telescopic in its use, to thereby adapt the same for pouring low buildings or medium height buildings with the same facility.

with these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. I is a side view of the device, illustrating the tower folded down and being supported upon a supporting deck associated with the frame of the device.

vice and a fragmentary side view of thetower erected.

Fig. 111 is a plan view of the head works of the tower.

Fig. IV is a fragmentary side view of the tower I and a side view of the hoisting bucket. The bucket as shown in full line is in its normal position for receiving material.

Fig. V is a rear end view of the device and a rear view of the tower, with the tower being shown in partially raised position.

Fig. V1 is a perspective tical layout of the brake levers used for braking the respective floating axles on the hoisting transmissions and illustrating the link and pull rod as. semblies associatedtherewith.

Fig. VII is a plan view of the truck. This view is made to particularly illustrate the relationship of the respective transmissions associated with the prime mover of the truck.

Fig. VIII is a plan view of a concrete building to be poured, illustrating the concrete forms in place for the pouring of the walls and the floor of a building, the building is rectangular in plan view. This view illustrates the adaptation of our device in the pouring of the vconcrete in a building of this kind wherein the truck and tower may be moved entirely around both sides and both ends of the building.

Like reference characters refer to like parts so throughout the several views.

In our device we provide an especially built truck having a heavy frame I. Rear driving and traction wheels also are provided and front supporting and steering wheels I are also provided. An engine I of the conventional type is disposed under the hood I. The conventional transmission sear box I is provided having a gear shift lever 1 associated therewith. This gear shift assembly is used for the driving of the truck at different speeds.

A compound transmission I is in registry with and may be operated by the transmission I, and the gear shift lever, and the compound transmission I is intended only for the driving of the truck and the making of the truck mobile in extremely l'ow gear drive ratios. A gear shift lever I is associated with the compound gear I and the transmission I is disposed between the normal transmission I of the truck and the rear axle. We also place a sprocket II upon that portion of the drive shaft of the truck disposed between the standard transmission I and the compound transmission I and we superpose a hoisting transmission II above the compolmd transmission I, and the same is supported directly upon the frame I of the motor vehicle by supporting struts II that are disposed at either side of the truck. The base end of each of the struts I2 rest upon the truck frame and are secured thereto by any conventional fastening means, as through the use of bolts II. The upper ends of the struts are secured to the case of the trans- 'mission II by fastenings as bolts II.

A shift lever II is associated with the transmission II, and a sprocket II is disposed upon the transmission shafts I1 and a chain drive II is trained about the respective sprockets II and II and transmits power from the drive shaft of the motor vehicle independently of the compound transmission I. The gear shift lever I may transmit any desired gear ratio drive to the sprocket and by the manual manipulation of the gear shift levers I and II associated with the over-drive transmission 8.. Driving force is the tower that rests thereupon when the assembly is being moved from one Job to mother and when the tower is in lowered horisontal position and resting thereupon.

Braces I: connect the posts with the horison- 'tal rails II and tie the support for the tower together and brace the same horizontally and cross braces II and II brace the tower support transversely.

A universal joint II. is associated with the output end of the power shaft of the transmission II-,andahousingIIissecuredtoasleeveI'I matzconnects the transmission II with thehous- BrakedrumsIIandIIarea-ssociatedwiththe respective floating axles. These brake drums are for the purpose of independently braking the respective axles to thereby control the winding drumllassociatedwithoneoftheaxlesandto simultaneously permit the entire train of power assembly being continuously, operated from the engineItothewindingdrumII.

A latticed tower II fabricated from structural shapes is hingedly mounted to the frame by pin the shafts II and II that are associated with the respective side columns II and II of the tower and the side frames II and the rear posts II of the tower cradle support.

The tower is comprised primarily of corner posts II, II, II, and I1. and these corner posts are divided into a plurality of latticed panels that are formed by struts II and II and diagonal braces II and II, II, and II.

Where the tower is to be used as a ladder also, one of the sides of the latticed tower may have additional struts II which whenv used in conjunction with the struts II may be used as rungs to form a ladder and which may be used for the inspection of the parts of the tower assembly and for climbing the tower to various levels in which concrete is being poured and other aggregates are being hoisted from door to floor to be constructed.

A sheave block II is mounted upona suitable shaft that is undersiung from the frame I and is supported upon suitable brackets II. The same is preferably mounted upon the lower end of the rear posts-II that are secured to the frame I and downwardly extend therefrom. A sheave block II is mounted upon a shaft II disposed at the base end and the underside of the tower assembly. A beam II extends diagonally across the top end of the tower and the same rests directly upon corner posts .II and II, and a sheave block II is disposed at one end of the beam II, and the sheave block is rotatably mounted relative thereto about a shaft II. A sheave block II is mounted midway the ends of the beam II, and the same is Journaled relative thereto about a shaft II.

The hoisting line II runs from the sheave II to the bucket or platform II that is to be hoisted, and the hoisting line is secured-thereto upon one of its ends and the same is trained about sheave II, sheave II and sheave II, sheave II, sheave I1 and directlyto the winding drum II. The bucket or platform is checked relative to the tower frame. In order to facilitate this being done, we secure an eye bolt 12 to the base end of the bucket and a holding-down cable 14 having a suitable hook secured therein is secured to the cross bar 13. when pull is applied to the cable and the bucket is choked, the base end of the tower is tilted downward by the application of pull to the cable 58.

If the tower is especially long the initial start to the tower may be aided manually by placing one or more pike poles 51 against the horizontal outer end of the tower and the men on the pike poles exert an up-push to the outer end of the tower in the initial stages of erecting the tower.

If the device is to be used for the hoisting of fluids as concrete aggregate or plaster or brick or roofing "hot-st a bucket is used, as illustrated at 58, preferably having a rounded bottom 59. A ball 60 is provided that is secured upon its ends in suitable journaled relationship with bearings GI and 62 disposed upon the opposite sides of the bucket.

A trip bar 63 is associated with one side of th bucket and the location of the trip for the bucket is predetermined by the positioning of a trip 84 that is secured to the posts 38 and '81. The same is movable and placeable along the levels to be encountered in the operation of the hoisting bucket or platform.

Our invention is particularly adaptable for the building of concrete buildings and where the building is rectangular, as illustrated in Fig. VIII, and is comprised of side walls 65 and 66 and end walls 61 and 68 it is possible, due to building location to go entirely around the building.

The aggregate may be poured in belt courses of suitable height within the forms 69 and by moving the assembly entirely around the building.

In the event it is only possibleto go around one or more sides of the building a hopper may be hung upon the outside of the tower and the concrete aggregates be flowed therefrom through the use of chutes of the conventional type.

After the tower has been erected the same may be braced in erected position by suitable struts II that are secured upon their base end to the cradle platform and upon their other end to suitable ones of the tower.

It will thus be seen that we have provided an assembly of instrumentalities for the pouring of concrete aggregates, the erecting of buildings, for the hoisting of materials that may be moved from place to place as a mobile' device and be used on several jobs during the same day.

While the tower assembly herein shown can be and is being used on buildings of several stories in height, we believe the maximum height at which the same is applicable is about 80 feet. Buildings of this height are uncommon and where a building of this height is to be poured or constructed, we believe it would be advisable to provide additional panels to the tower that may be secured thereto by bolting into place and which is removed after the higher building has been completely erected.

Where the tower to be erected and lowered is relatively heavy, we may place a hydraulic jack in the form of a cylinder 12 adjacent the frame mounted upon the truck. 'The cylinder 12 is secured to the vertical members of the secondary frame by suitable fastenings I3 and 14. A piston rod 15 extends through the cylinder head of the hydraulic cylinder 12, and a piston 12. Operating fluids'under pressure are supplied by a suitable pump not here shown and delivered from the pump into the base of the cylinder. The fluids are pumped into the cylinder to operate the piston. A suitable cross bar is disposed upon the outer end of the'piston bar 15 and the same engages the tower and initially lifts the same in the initial start of raising the tower.

.While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention" to the embodiment herein shown and described,

as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a truck, a pair of traction driven wheels and a pair of steering wheels associated with the truck, a standard transmission and a compound transmission associated with the truck and adapted to be driven by the prime mover of the truck, a third transmission superposed upon the compound transmission, driving instrumentalities for driving the third transmission, a

winding drum associated with the third transmission and adapted for being driven thereby, and a tower supporting platform superposed the truck and supported by the truck, a plurality of sheave blocks associated with the truck and platform, and a hoisting line trained about the respective sheaves and about the winding drum.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a truck, a cradle platform secured to and upwardly extending from the frame of the truck, a tower tiltably associated with the cradle platform, said tower being comprised of corner posts and latticed panels, a bucket moveable longitudinally of and within the tower, means for chocking the bucket at the base end of the tower, a head works disposed at the top end of the tower, said head works having sheave blocks disposed therein, a cable secured upon its one end to the bucket and trained about the sheave blocks upon its opposite end leading to a winding drum that is power driven and mounted upon the truck, a compound transmission mounted upon the truck and instrumentalities for driving the individual units of the compound transmission and means for raising and lowering the tower by the use of the compound transmission.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a truck, a. platform superposed upon the truck and resting upon the truck, a tower rockably associated with the platform and adapted for being raised and lowered by compound transmission instrumentalities associated with the truck, a bucket disposed within the tower and adapted for being raised and lowered within the tower when the tower is raised and settable means for dumping the bucket at predetermined settable positions within the tower, and a hydraulic jack secured to the truck and adapted for receiving power pumped actuating fluid and for initially raising the tower.

4. In a device of the class described, the com bination of a truck having a plurality of independent transmissions associated therewith and said transmissions adapted for being driven by the prime mover of the truck, one set of transmissions having a hoisting drum associated therewith, gear shifting levers associated with each of the transmissions, a tower supporting platnot here shown is disposed within the cylinder form secured to the truck and upwardly extending therefrom, and instrumentalities associated with one or the transmissions for manipulating a hoisting line.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tower fabricated from structural members, a power driven rolling support for the tower and for supporting the same vertically and horizontally with said support being disposed upon the power driven rolling support, power means for raising and lowering the tower disposed upon the power driven rolling support and elevating and conveying means associated with the tower and means for power operating the elevating means disposed upon the .power driven rolling support, and a hydraulic Jack that has power pumped fluid for actuating the same, and said jack being directly mounted upon the truck and positioned to initially raise and finally lower the tower that is associated with the truck.

6. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle carried by the truck, a tower hingedly mounted upon the truck and adapted for being carried upon the cradle when the truck is being moved. and a power actuated hydraulic lack vertically disposed upon the truck and positioned so as to initially raise the tower and for lowering the tower in its final stages, and a compound transmission mounted upon the truck, and instrumentalities connecting the com- 7 pound transmission with the tower.

'7. In combination in a truck, a cradle mounted upon the truck and disposed longitudinally of the truck frame, a hoisting tower removably and tower.

HAROLD A. WAGNER. GUS TAVE H. WAGNER. 

